Gasolene-feed.



HOFAGKER.

GASOLENE FEED.

APPLICATION rILnn rnB.-24, 1009.

VA! WI Patented Feb. 1',

W. HOF/YCKER,

WITNESSES AITOR/VE Y8 a portion of a vehicle provided with the imv branch. It will be evident that by'closing means forinsurin a constant supply' of liq- UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

ALDER'I WARREN HOFACKER, 0F BOTTINEAU, NORTH. DAKOTA.

GASOLENE-FEEID,

Application filed February 24, 1909. Serial No. 479,682. i

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT WARREN Hornonnn, a citizen of the United States, residing at Bottineau, in the county of Bottineau and State of North Dakota, have in vented a new and useful Improvement in Gasole'ne-Feeds, of which the following is a specification.

My invention is an improvement in gasolene feeds and consists in certain novel constructions and combinations of parts-hereinafter described and claimed.

The object of the invention is to provide auid fuel to the car ureter of a power driven vehicle, regardless of the inclination of the body of the same, as for instance when hill climbing.

In vehicles having the engine in front, and the fuel tank beneath the'seat, or bebind the engine, the carbureter will not get a suflicient supply of fuel when the front of thevehicle is elevated, as in hillclimbing, especially if the supply of fuel is'low.

Referring to the .drawings forming a part hereof, the figure is a longitudinal section of provement.

The vehicle A, is provided with an engine (not shown) arranged beneath the hood a,

filling openin normally closed by a cap I),

and a pipe I) leads from the tank to the front of the vehicle An auxiliary tank D is arranged in front of the carbureter, and at about the center of theengine hood as shown, and the pipe 1) extends into and nearly to the top of the auxiliary tank as at b and near the front end thereof. The tank D is provided with a gauze artition d, and a second pipe d" leads from t e rear end of the auxiliary tank to the carbureter, and the partition is arranged. between the two pipes.- A branch pipe 6 leads from the pipe b between the two tanks to the car ureter, .and a valve?) is interposed in the the valve, the fuel may be constrained to pass to the carbureter through the pipe 6 the tank D and the' pipe d, while by opening the valve, it-may pass directly from the tank B to the carbureter. -It will .be observed that the opening I) of the pi e 6'. in

the tank D, is somewhat abovethe evel of Patented Feb. 1, 1910.

the bottom of the tank B, so that when th tank B is empty the tank D will be yet almost full of fuel.

cap d An air escape valve is also provided, comprising an aperture in the tank wall, which is adapted to be closed by a ball valve d on a stem at passing through the aperture, and a float d is on the lower end of the stem. A cage d is providedfor guiding the float and a hood d projects from the tank for inclosingthestem.

The above described arrangement permits the fuel to flow readily into the tank D until it is practically full, when the valve closes, thus preventing an overflow of the auxiliary tank. W

' I claim 1. In a device of the class described, a carbureter, a fuel tank, an auxiliary fuel tank upon the opposite sideof thecarbureter. from themain fuel tank and near the carbureter, the top of the auxiliary tank being at approximately the level'of the bottom of from the auxiliary tank to the carbureter, a

strainer within the-auxiliary tank between the openings of said pipes, a branch leading from the first named pipe to the carbureter, and a valve in the branch pipe. 7

2. In bureter, a fuel tank, an auxiliary fuel tank upon the opposite side'ofthe carbureter from the main fuel tank and near the carbureter,

the top of the auxiliary tank being at approximately the level of the bottom of the main tank, a pipe leading from the bottom of the main tank and discharging near the top of the auxiliary tank, a pipe leading from the auxiliary tank to the carbureter, a strainer within-the auxiliary tank between the openings of saidpipes, a branch leading "from the first named pipe to the carbureter.

J near the top of the auxiliary-tank, a pipe a device of the class described, a car i leading from the auxiliary tank to the carbureter, and a branch pipe leading from the first named pipe to the carbureter.

4. In a device of the class described, a carbureter, a fuel tank behind the carbureter, an auxiliary fuel tank in front of the carbureter and at a lower level than the main tank, a pipe leading from the bottom of the main tank and discharging near the top of the auxiliary tank, a pipe leading from the auxiliary tank to the carbureter, and a valved branch pipe leading from the first named pipe to the carbureter.

5. The combination with a motor driven vehicle, of a carbureter, a fuel tank arranged behind the motor, an auxiliary fueltank in front of the motor and at a lower level. than the main tank a valved connection between the main tank and the carbureter, and a connection between the main tank and the carbureter through the auxiliary tank.

ALBERT WARREN HOFAOKER.

Witnesses HENRY S. BLoon, J. C. ADAMsoN. 

